As someone who's getting ready to piece his first build in a long ass time together in late Jan, is there any chance that a variant will launch for $300~ that outdoes an overclocked 560Ti (448)? I've always preferred ATI/AMD, so it'd be nice were that to be the case.
Late Jan?As someone who's getting ready to piece his first build in a long ass time together in late Jan, is there any chance that a variant will launch for $300~ that outdoes an overclocked 560Ti (448)? I've always preferred ATI/AMD, so it'd be nice were that to be the case.
Looks promising.
I am hoping for something like 6870 performance with =< 100W power draw for setting up a HTPC.
7850 [20nm shrink of 6950] will supposedly have 90W draw. And that's more powerfull than 6870.
7850 [20nm shrink of 6950] will supposedly have 90W draw. And that's more powerfull than 6870.
That slide is real so7970 is looking like a beast. Great balance between power and efficiency.
Was gonna wait for Kepler but fuck it. If its good im going for it.
<3w idle - wow wow if true.
INCEPTIONIs this really happening?
Is the for real info starting to leak out?
aka aboutChipHell said:XT 40CU/2560SIMD 港币定价$4299;PRO 36CU/2304SIMD 港币定价$3299。 XT 40CU/2560SIMD price HK $ 4299; PRO 36CU/2304SIMD price HK $ 3299.
XT两个BIOS文件不一样,频率和TDP官方欠奉,但不会低于250W。 XT BIOS file is not the same two, frequency and TDP government is lacking, but not less than 250W. PRO非公版有频率上限,否则不予批准上市。 PRO version has non-public upper frequency limit, or not approved for marketing.
原厂卡数量极其稀少,AIB众表示压力山大,发布初期大陆能拿到零售卡的童鞋都是折翼的天使 Original card number is extremely rare, AIB said public pressure Alexander, the mainland will get the early release of children's shoes are retail cards angel wings
All slides here, a shitton of them. Total info blowout lulz.
http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=slides0vka9.png
Also exciting news, 7970 launch moved up to Dec 22!!!! Nice, just one week away! Since when was a video card launch ever moved UP lol.
http://vr-zone.com/articles/amd-bri...-series-forward-december-22nd-2011/14255.html
aka about
7970 $550 US 7950 $425 US
Sounds more like it to me.
the mainland will get the early release of children's shoes are retail cards angel wings
Well if it's faster than a 580 and AMD has time to milk sales from enthusiasts before the 6xx series, why not right?Hmm, if it's really $550 for a 7970, two of those are going to run well beyond $1k. Ouch.
$499 iircHow much was the 580 at launch? usd...
Well if it's faster than a 580 and AMD has time to milk sales from enthusiasts before the 6xx series, why not right?
$499 iirc
Well if it's faster than a 580 and AMD has time to milk sales from enthusiasts before the 6xx series, why not right?
If the power is close to two 6970's, then price is justified. Let's hope it comes close to two 6970's.
Correct.I'm assuming you're LOL because it's not likely to come close in power to two 6970's?
Correct.
Expect something near a 40% boost on the optimistic side imo.
Yeah. But no chance in hell it's happening. None. None.Yeah, that's just wishful thinking on my part. Most likely not happening, but wouldn't it be something if it did?
Yeah, that's just wishful thinking on my part. Most likely not happening, but wouldn't it be something if it did?
Correct.
Expect something near a 40% boost on the optimistic side imo.
You call 40% optimistic? what's realistic to you, then?
Yeah. But no chance in hell it's happening. None. None.
GPU speed gains have been pretty sad. Features and lower power and lower idle are all fantastic and make more sense based on the market, but I want some screaming fast cards dammit.
Yeah. But no chance in hell it's happening. None. None.
GPU speed gains have been pretty sad. Features and lower power and lower idle are all fantastic and make more sense based on the market, but I want some screaming fast cards dammit.
Why if you don't mind me asking? The software that takes advantage of such power is in the vast minority and that probaly won't change till next-gen of consoles. Is more fps and resolution really that important?
Those two are pretty much all that's important when you're in the market for these cards.
Also, you want some room to breathe. It'd be great if the card would allow you at least a year or two of worry free gaming. I fucking hate it when my FPS dips. Cant stand it.
So, with a 30% die shrink, a new architecture, 33% more SPUs, and 50% more memory bandwidth, we're only going to get 20% more performance? That's pessimistic, not realistic. if that's the best AMD can do, it's time for them to throw in the towel. 30% should be the minimum to expect. Anything less, and we're looking at another Bulldozer. I'd say that 33-40% is realistic and 50% is optimistic. Is this crazy low expectation because it's AMD?
Speed at the top end affects lower end parts as well. I mean a $80 card today (4850) still does fantastic at 1080p if you can find it in stock. A 6850 or GTX 460 at $130 is GREAT.I just can't rationalize spending the money for those reasons. I won't be a pc gamer till shit changes.
Bingo.The thing is that even if they have a part that can do +50%, there is not a lot of incentive for them to put it out now, unless they plan on charging a very high price.
If they think people will pay $500 for +30%, then they will release the slower version and take advantage of better yields, and sit on the +50% version until Nvidia launches their competition.
As someone who's getting ready to piece his first build in a long ass time together in late Jan, is there any chance that a variant will launch for $300~ that outdoes an overclocked 560Ti (448)? I've always preferred ATI/AMD, so it'd be nice were that to be the case.
So, with a 30% die shrink, a new architecture, 33% more SPUs, and 50% more memory bandwidth, we're only going to get 20% more performance? That's pessimistic, not realistic. if that's the best AMD can do, it's time for them to throw in the towel. 30% should be the minimum to expect. Anything less, and we're looking at another Bulldozer. I'd say that 33-40% is realistic and 50% is optimistic. Is this crazy low expectation because it's AMD?
The thing is that even if they have a part that can do +50%, there is not a lot of incentive for them to put it out now, unless they plan on charging a very high price.
If they think people will pay $500 for +30%, then they will release the slower version and take advantage of better yields, and sit on the +50% version until Nvidia launches their competition.
I'm expecting 50-70%. Anyone expecting 20% is ignorant. Anyone that sees the bolded above and expects less than 50% is fucking crazy.
Because it's been over a year since they released the current gen cards. It's time. They're going to put it out now because they want more market share, they want to be #1, and they want their flagship cards out kicking Nvidia's ass as early as possible.
I'll be crazy ignorant in my corner over here then.I'm expecting 50-70%. Anyone expecting 20% is ignorant. Anyone that sees the bolded above and expects less than 50% is fucking crazy.